OH - Father kills 4-month old daughter for crying - Clermont County, April 2026

[Clearsky]

https://people.com/father-allegedly-killed-his-4-month-old-daughter-after-threatening-her-for-crying-11956594

Marcellaus Malone was indicted on charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter, domestic violence and seven counts of endangering children on Tuesday, April 21, in Clermont County court, according to court records viewed by PEOPLE. If convicted on all counts, Malone faces life in prison.

 

[Niner]

Do not quite understand the Disposition in this case. It says dismissed without prejudice. But they have charges below in the Docket entries & a next trial date...


Case # Case Type File Date Initiating Action Party/Company Party Type Date of Birth Affiliation Disposition
2026 CR A 01054 CR - Criminal 04/16/2026 Endangering Children Malone, Marcellaus Defendant 03/28/1996 (AJ) Dismissal for criminal & traffic cases

Party Charge Information: Malone, Marcellaus - Defendant

Charge # 1:
2919.22B2 - Third Degree Felony Endangering Children
Original Charge 2919.22B2 Endangering Children (Third Degree Felony)
Date of Offense 11/21/2025
Complainant

Party Charge Disposition
Disposition Date Disposition
04/21/2026 (Felony) Dismissed Not Final (w/o prejudice)

Events
Date/Time Location Type Result Event Judge
04/17/2026 10:00 AM Courtroom A - Civil Bond Hearing Judgment Entry, filed. Little, Jessica A

04/27/2026 01:00 PM Courtroom C Preliminary Hearing Court Finding, filed. Terpstra, Katherine


Docket Information
Date Docket Text Amount Owed Image Avail.
04/16/2026 Local Cost- Criminal $82.00

04/16/2026 Probable Cause Checklist
Charge #1: Endangering Children

04/16/2026 Warrant to Arrest Issued.
Warrant to Arrest Issued (Case).
Sent on: 04/16/2026 09:42:46.35

04/16/2026 Bond Amount Per Charge: TO BE SET
Plus $25.00 State Surcharge (except OR Bonds).
See Warrant to Arrest.
Charge #1: Endangering Children
04/16/2026 Alert Issued!
Warrant issued on: 04/16/2026
For: Malone, Marcellaus

04/16/2026 Alert Served
Warrant served on: 04/16/2026
For: Malone, Marcellaus
04/16/2026 Bond Hearing Scheduled.
Temporary Commit Received.
Event: Bond Hearing
Date: 04/17/2026 Time: 10:00 am
Judge: Little, Jessica A Location: Courtroom A - Civil
Result: Judgment Entry, filed. $5.00

04/17/2026 Judgment Entry signed and filed.
The following event: Bond Hearing scheduled for 04/17/2026 at 10:00 am has been resulted as follows:
Result: Judgment Entry, filed.
Judge: Little, Jessica A Location: Courtroom A - Civil

04/17/2026 Notice of Hearing/Notice to Appear, filed.
Hearing Notice (with Addresses..)
Sent on: 04/17/2026 10:49:51.77 $0.00

04/17/2026 Notice of Hearing/Notice to Appear, filed.
The following event: Bond Hearing scheduled for 04/17/2026 at 10:00 am has been rescheduled as follows:
Event: Preliminary Hearing
Date: 04/27/2026 Time: 1:00 pm
Judge: Terpstra, Katherine Location: Courtroom C $0.00

04/17/2026 Warrant To Commit To County Jail Issued.
(NEW-BH) Warrant To Commitment To County Jail
Sent on: 04/17/2026 10:57:04.88 $5.00

04/17/2026 Probable Cause Entry, filed.
The Court finds that probable cause exists.
Charge #1: Endangering Children

04/17/2026 Entry On Arraignment, filed.
04/17/2026 Judgment entry setting bond, filed.
04/17/2026 Clermont County Sheriff's Office- Warrant to Arrest Return with Service Fee, filed. $0.00
04/17/2026 Public Defender Indigent Application Fee $25.00

04/21/2026 Court Finding, Filed.
The following event: Preliminary Hearing scheduled for 04/27/2026 at 1:00 pm has been resulted as follows:
Result: Court Finding, filed.
Judge: Terpstra, Katherine Location: Courtroom C
04/21/2026 Warrant to Discharge issued.
(VB) Warrant to Discharge Prisoner
Sent on: 04/21/2026 15:55:42.67 $10.00
04/21/2026 Public Defender Application Fee Waived
04/21/2026 Entry of Dismissal with Costs Waived, filed.
Charge #1: Endangering Children
Image
04/21/2026 Case Disposition by Judge or Magistrate: Terpstra
04/21/2026 Finding of Dismissal, filed.
Charge #1: Endangering Children
04/22/2026 Commitment return, filed. $0.00
Image
04/22/2026 Warrant to Discharge return, filed.

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[Niner]

Okay - now that I read the article.... I see he is charged with murder. I guess they don't have that in the court site yet. But he did have a hearing on 4/22/26 - which was yesterday & bond set at $3M.

I shall check it out later today or tomorrow. Unless @Clearsky you can find the murder charge?

 

[Gemmie]

Why do people not use birth control? Are they not taught in school how babies are made? (if they make it to a high enough grade to take the class) No money? Planned Parenthood has you covered!

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Marcellaus Malone, 30, faces life in prison on charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter, domestic violence and seven counts of endangering children after Milford police responded to his home in December 2025 to find an unresponsive 4-month-old girl.

The infant was rushed to the hospital but could not be revived.

The ensuing investigation revealed that the night before, the child was being fussy. Malone took the infant from her mother and placed her in a bassinet in an adjacent room. That was the last place she was seen alive.


Investigators discovered a pattern of abuse by Malone going back at least two months, including telling the child she was “going to be a dead baby” and threatening to throw her off the bed if she “pissed him off.”

Clermont County prosecutors said Malone would swaddle the infant as punishment for crying until she could not breathe and would pass out. The investigation found that he had punched the baby in the face at least once for crying.

An autopsy revealed “reported history of occlusion of the nose and mouth by swaddling of the body and head,” which contributed to her death

Father accused of killing infant allegedly warned she would be a ‘dead baby’ over fussing

Charges include murder, involuntary manslaughter, domestic violence and seven counts of endangering children.

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[Niner]

Monday, April 27th:
*Preliminary Hearing [endangering children charge] (@ 1pm ET) – OH - 4 year old baby girl. On Dec. 11, 2025 she was found unresponsive & transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. *Marcellaus Malone (27 @ time of crime/28) arrested & indicted (4/21/26) & charged (4/22/26) with murder, involuntary manslaughter, domestic violence & 7 counts of endangering children. Plead not guilty (4/22/26). Bond set at $3M. Clermont County
Case info: Marcellaus Malone was indicted on charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter, domestic violence and seven counts of endangering children on Tuesday, April 21, in Clermont County court, according to court records. If convicted on all counts, Malone faces life in prison. He pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, April 22, according to Fox 19. His bond was set at $3 million, per the court records. Authorities responded to his home on Dec. 11, 2025 & found an unresponsive infant girl, prosecutors said. She was transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The night the baby died, her mother appropriately swaddled her & Malone put her in the bassinet, according to the investigation. He was allegedly the last person to see the infant alive. The infant's autopsy revealed “reported history of occlusion of the nose & mouth by swaddling of the body & head,” which contributed to her death, Clermont County Prosecutor Mark Tekulve said. Tekulve claimed that an investigation into the baby's death found abuse had begun at least two months before the Dec. 11 incident. "Investigators discovered a video of Malone making threats to the baby,” Clermont County Assistant Prosecutor Nick Horton said in court on Wednesday, April 22. “Telling her that she was going to be a dead baby & that he was going to toss her on the bed if she pissed him off."
Judge Katherine Terpstra. Prosecutor Mark Tekulve & Assistant Prosecutor Nick Horton.
4/17/26 Update: Bond hearing held before Judge Jessica A. Little. Judgement entry & filed for endangering children charge. Next preliminary hearing on 4/27/26 @ 1pm before Judge Katherine Terpstra. Could be just endangering charges.
4/21/26 Docket update: Indicted on murder, involuntary manslaughter, domestic violence & 7 counts of endangering children. No case open yet on these charges.

 

[iamshadow21]

Monday, April 27th:
*Preliminary Hearing [endangering children charge] (@ 1pm ET) – OH - 4 year old baby girl. On Dec. 11, 2025 she was found unresponsive & transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. *Marcellaus Malone (27 @ time of crime/28) arrested & indicted (4/21/26) & charged (4/22/26) with murder, involuntary manslaughter, domestic violence & 7 counts of endangering children. Plead not guilty (4/22/26). Bond set at $3M. Clermont County
Case info: Marcellaus Malone was indicted on charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter, domestic violence and seven counts of endangering children on Tuesday, April 21, in Clermont County court, according to court records. If convicted on all counts, Malone faces life in prison. He pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, April 22, according to Fox 19. His bond was set at $3 million, per the court records. Authorities responded to his home on Dec. 11, 2025 & found an unresponsive infant girl, prosecutors said. She was transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The night the baby died, her mother appropriately swaddled her & Malone put her in the bassinet, according to the investigation. He was allegedly the last person to see the infant alive. The infant's autopsy revealed “reported history of occlusion of the nose & mouth by swaddling of the body & head,” which contributed to her death, Clermont County Prosecutor Mark Tekulve said. Tekulve claimed that an investigation into the baby's death found abuse had begun at least two months before the Dec. 11 incident. "Investigators discovered a video of Malone making threats to the baby,” Clermont County Assistant Prosecutor Nick Horton said in court on Wednesday, April 22. “Telling her that she was going to be a dead baby & that he was going to toss her on the bed if she pissed him off."
Judge Katherine Terpstra. Prosecutor Mark Tekulve & Assistant Prosecutor Nick Horton.
4/17/26 Update: Bond hearing held before Judge Jessica A. Little. Judgement entry & filed for endangering children charge. Next preliminary hearing on 4/27/26 @ 1pm before Judge Katherine Terpstra. Could be just endangering charges.
4/21/26 Docket update: Indicted on murder, involuntary manslaughter, domestic violence & 7 counts of endangering children. No case open yet on these charges.

A correction, niner, this was a four month old baby.

The thread header was wrong, I reported it the other day and they fixed it, because all the articles state this was an infant.

 

[Niner]

A correction, niner, this was a four month old baby.

The thread header was wrong, I reported it the other day and they fixed it, because all the articles state this was an infant.

Thank you for the correction! Much appreciated!